USAF Special Mission HC/MC-130 units — June 2019
Air Combat Command
USAF Warfare Center (USAFWC) Nellis AFB, Nevada
53rd Wing Eglin AFB, Florida
53rd TEG 88th TES (Note 1) Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona HC-130J OT
USAFWS Nellis AFB, Nevada
14th WPS (Note 2) Hurlburt Field, Florida MC-130J
34th WPS (Note 3) Nellis AFB, Nevada HC-130J DM
23rd Wing Moody AFB, Georgia
347th RQG 71st RQS Moody AFB, Georgia HC-130J FT
355th FW Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
563rd RQG 79th RQS Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona HC-130J DM
Air National Guard
106th RQW Francis S. Gabreski Airport, Westhampton Beach, New York
106th OG 102nd RQS HC-130J LI
129th RQW Mo ett Federal Airport, Sunnyvale, California
129th OG 130th RQS HC-130J CA
Air Force Reserve Command
920th RQW Patrick AFB, Florida
920th OG 39th RQS Patrick AFB, Florida HC-130N (FL)
Paci c Air Forces – Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
Air National Guard Units
176th Wing Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
176th OG 211th RQS HC-130J AK
Air Education Training Command – Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
58th SOW Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
58th OG 415th SOS MC/HC-130J
Air National Guard Units
150th SOW Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
150th OG 188th SOS (Note 4) MC/HC-130J
Air Force Special Operations Command – Hurlburt Field, Florida
1st SOW Hurlburt Field, Florida
1st SOG 15th SOS (Note 5) MC-130J
27th SOW Cannon AFB, New Mexico
27th SOG 9th SOS MC-130J
352nd SOW RAF Mildenhall, England
752nd SOG 67th SOS MC-130J
353rd SOG 17th SOS Kadena AB, Japan MC-130J
US Air Forces Europe/Air Forces Africa – Ramstein AB, Germany
449th AEG 81st ERQS Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Deployed HC-130J
Notes:
1 HC-130J based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
2 The 14th WPS Squadron utilizes aircraft assigned to
the 1st SOW.
3 The 34th WPS Squadron utilizes aircraft assigned to
the 79th RQS at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona4 Associate unit conducts training alongside the
active-duty 415th SOS.
5 15th SOS is currently transitioning from the
MC-130H to the MC-130J.compatible lighting, a personnel locator
system compatible with aircrew survival
radios, electro-optical/infra-red (EO/
IR) systems, and advanced radios. More
recent modi cations replaced the AN/
APN-59 radar with the AN/APN-241 and
installed standard C-130 ‘bullet’ radomes
in place of the modi ed Fulton noses on
HC-130Ps. The Fulton system itself had
been retired in 1996. Additionally, the
ARD-17 tracker radomes were removed
and service life was extended through
the replacement of the aircraft’s center
wing boxes. New FLIR Systems Star SAFIRE
II electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turrets
were added under the nose, along with
constant self-defense enhancements.The next generation
For such an important asset, it was no
surprise that AFSOC launched a program
in October 2005 to recapitalize its aging
HC-130s through the acquisition of a
new Combat Rescue Tanker. The plan was
combined with an ACC project to replace
its HC-130N/P eet in February 2007, as
the USAF formally began moving forward
with plans to replace the HC-130N/P
eet along with the
MC-130E/P special
operations models
with a new HC/MC-Below: One of
the last Patrick
HC-130Ns refuels
an HH-60G, one of
the type’s primary
roles. USAF
Right top to
bottom: Air
Force Reserve
Command
HC-130N serial
69-5830 of the
920th RQW at
Patrick completes
a mission on June
8, 2017. It was
retired to AMARG
in August that
year. USAF/SrA
Brandon Kalloo
Sanes
A brand new
HC-130J for the
106th RQW. The
HC and MC-130J
are a common
airframe, which
then receive
mission specifi c
modifi cations.
Lockheed Martin
A 39th Rescue
Squadron
HC-130N from
Patrick AFB fl ies
low off Miami
Beach. USAF/SSgt
Jared TrimarchiTYPE REPORT // HC-130N/P
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